US2322282A

US2322282A - Recording apparatus

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Publication number: US2322282A
Application number: US354021A
Authority: US
Inventors: Fount F Daugherty
Original assignee: DAVID R FRANCIS; FOUNT F DAUGHERTY; IDUS L RHODES; LAURA P CARPENTER; NEAL S WOOD; THOMAS H MIZE; W J MORAN
Current assignee: DAVID R FRANCIS; FOUNT F DAUGHERTY; IDUS L RHODES; LAURA P CARPENTER; NEAL S WOOD; THOMAS H MIZE; W J MORAN
Priority date: 1940-01-02
Filing date: 1940-08-24
Publication date: 1943-06-22
Anticipated expiration: 1960-06-22

Description

Junie 22, 1943. F F DAUGHERTY 2,322,282

RECORDING APPARATUS Original Filed Jan. 2, 1940 7 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Fo u N T F. DAUGHERTY ATTORNEY June 22, 1943. F DAUGHERTY 2,322,282

RECORDING APPARATUS Original Filed Jan. 2, 1940 '7 Sheets-Sheet 2 4 4 INVENTOR FouNT F. DAUGHERTY ATTOR NEY June 22, 1943. F. F. DAUGHERTY 2,322,282

RECORDING APPARATUS Original Filed Jan. 2, 1940 '7 Sheets-Sheet 3 FouN-r F DAUGHERTY ATTORN EY June 22, 1943. F. F. DAUGH ERTY RECORDING APPARATUS Original Filed Jan. 2, 1940 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR FouNT F. DAUGHERTY ATTORNEY June 22, 1943. F. F. DAUGHERTY RECORDING APPARATUS Original Filed Jan. 2, 1940 7 ShetsSheet 5 QWMEEWUQW h ha cu ca 12: NN Na um mu an QQ ma aw 2. r rrrr I-NVENTOR FouNT F. DAU GH ER TY ATTORNEY June 22, 1943.

F. F. DAUGHERTY RECORDING APPARATUS Original Filed Jan. 2, 1.940 '7 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTOR Fou'NT F. DAUGHERTY W ATTORNEY 2 Patented June 22, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RECORDING APPARATUS Lewis, Wasln, as trustees Original application January 2, 1940, Serial No.

312,012. Divided and this application August 24, 1940, Serial No. 354,021

19 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in recording apparatus, and more particularly to an improved coin recording apparatus suitable for embodiment in a fare box for use on street railways, buses and the like.

The present application is a division of my application for Letters Patent on Coin handling and totaling devices, filed January 2, 1940, and bearing Serial No. 312,012.

Many fare box assemblies heretofore prevalently employed for the purpose noted indicate only by visible record, the totals of coils of different denominations deposited by fare-paying passengers. These totals are not, as a rule, reset at the end of a run or day, and so require each car conductor or crew to. transcribe the totals at the beginning and end of the run, wherefrom is derived, by difference, the trip totals. This prevailing procedure is markedly unsatisfactory for a number of reasons, among which may be noted the requirement of calculations to arrive at trip totals or per-man totals, and the consequent high degree to which the personal equation enters into the accuracy of fare tabulation. Accordingly, a general objective of the present invention is to eliminate the noted prevailing difiiculties, by the provision of an improved and greatly simplified coin-responsive recording apparatus adapted to provide an accurate and unalterable record of coin totals.

A further general object of the invention is attained in an improved coin-recording apparatus which is well adapted for use in fare boxes, to augment with great advantage, the trip and total registers which provide only for visible records of the coin and token input to the box, the present recorder device being adapted for the production of a permanent record of coin and token totals, whereby the conductor is relieved of any necessity of determining by calculation of any form, the results of his trip or days run.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved coin-responsive recording device which may be operated at will, to produce a permanent record of the coin totals accumulated by the recorder, and wherein following such recordproducing operation, the recorder mechanism is automatically reset or cleared of the coin totals accumulated thereby.

A further object resides in the provision of an improved recording mechanism which is susceptible of use in coin handling apparatus generally, and in such apparatus which may or may not include visual indicating coin registering means. or which may be employed as an independent for handling coins, tokens and the like.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional elevation taken through a fare box, illustrating elements of the recorder; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevation through the fare box, as taken in a plane transverse to that of Fig. 1, and illustrating operating parts of the recorder; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional elevation of the box, as taken in a plane transverse to that of Fig. 2 and as viewed from line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section through a portion of the device, as viewed from line 44 of Fig. 2, and illustrating certain of the elements for recording the fares passing through the device; Fig. 5 is a view in perspective and somewhat enlarged, of a record card punching element utilized in the recording mechanism; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary horizontal section through the box assembly, as viewed along line 6-6 of Fig. 2, and showing elements of the recorder mechanism; Fig. 7 is a fragmentary vertical section through the recorder mechanism of Fig. 6, as viewed from line 11 thereof; Fig. 8 is a similar fragmentary section, as viewed along line 8-8 of Fig. 6; Fig. 9 is an elevation of one face of a card adapted to be utilized for recording the totals accumulated in the recorder; Fig. 10 is a for actuating certain parts of the recorder; Fig.

13 is a fragmentary vertical section of the recorder mechanism, the view being similar to that of Fig. 4, but illustrating certain modifications in the mechanism to adapt the same for printing the totals accumulated in the device, upon a record card; Fig. 14 illustrates in enlarged perspective, a printing die utilized in the modified recorder of Fig. 13, the element here shown being similar to the punch of Fig. 5, but bearing on its contact face a raised numeral or other character, as the numeral 2, shown; Fig. is a fragmentary vertical section through a portion of the recorder mechanism, the view illustrating certain modifications therein and additional apparatus oper-- ated by the recorder, for producing a printed record of certain totals accumulated by the recorder; Fig. 16 is a fragmentary horizontal section through the modified device of Fig. 15, as taken along line lO-ll thereof, Figs. 17 and 18 are fragmentary vertical detail sections of the modified recorder, as taken respectively, along line l|-l1 and l8l0 of Fig. 15, and Fig. 19 is an elevation of one face of a card adapted to be utilized in connection with the modified recorder of Fig. 15, for recording the totals accumulated in the device.

As exemplifying the applicability of my improved recorder apparatus, it is illustrated in the drawings as embodied in a fare box assembly of a type adapted for receiving, sorting and registering coins, tokens and the like. By adding the present recorder device, the function and utility of the fare box is thereby augmented, to the end of providing for the production of an accurate and permanent record of the total coin or fares handled by the box. While the presently improved recorder may be utilized in any apparatus requiring recording means of this character, it is particularly suited for incorporation in a fare box mechanism of the form and construction fully disclosed in my application Serial No. 312,012, hereinbefore noted, and of which the present application is a division. In the present example, the recorder is shown as embodied in a. fare box constructed according to the disclosure in the application referred to, so that reference may be had to such application for a complete understanding of the fare box mechanism and those parts thereof with which the present recorder mechanism is operatively associated, and which appear in the drawing disclosure of the present application. Accordingly, apart from the recorder mechanism, a brief reference only, will be made wherever necessary or desirable herein, to the parts of the fare box assembly shown, as for example, to the token counters 214, 215, the per-man cash counter 213, the transfer counters 218 and 2'", and to certain of the counter operating parts and related elements, as such may be related to the improved recorder device.

To the end of providing a permanent record, produced in a manner entirely free of the personal equation, of the per-man or trip totals, accumulated in the farebox, it is preferred to utilize a form card punched or printed, say at the end of a run. The agencies employed for this purpose consist, preferably, of a plurality of groups of punch or printing elements so located in respect to a card holder in the casing, that when the card is punched or printed at the end of a run, the perforations produced by the punches will onset with definitely located legends on a record card to provide the desired readings. Although the individual recording elements are hereinafter referred to as punches, it will be understood that each thereof may be provided with ;a numeral or other character, and serve as a stamping or printing die, instead of a perforating punch, the essential result being the production of a permanent record.

In the present exemplary disclosure, the card punching units employed correspond in actuation and reading, to the several per man counters, that is to say one punching unit provided to record the total visibly registered on the small token counter 214; another corresponding to the large token counter 215; still another providing a record of the reading of the per-man cash counter 213, and further, a pair thereof effecting a record of the readings of the transfer counters 218 and 211. Yet another punching unit is employed to provide a record of certain facts incident to the use of a given fare box, as this will' later appear. The six punch assemblies thus provided according to the present disclosure, are indicated generally (Figs. 1 and 2) at 400, for perman cash; 40I for recording transfers, 402 for small tokens, 403 for transfers; 404 for large tokens, and 405 for recording data later to be indicated. Referring particularly to Fig. 3, the

punch units

400, 402 and 404 are actuated respectively, from the cash and token counter drive shafts 292, 3I6 and 332, as by respective bevelled pinions 406, 406B and 408D secured to the shafts, and which enmesh respectively, with bevelled drive pinions 401, 4018 and 401D for the

units

400, 402 and 404. The counter drive shafts 282, 310 and 332 as utilized according to the present example, to operate the recorder mechanism for setting up the cash and token record producing elements thereof, as this will hereinafter more fully appear, are operated through mechanism (shown in the parent case, Serial No. 312,012, above referred to) actuated in response to the coins and tokens received in the fare box. Further, since the single shaft 282 is employed to opcrate the cash punch assembly or unit 400 of the present recorder mechanism, which unit provides for the production of a record of the cash total of all coins handled by the fare box, the coin-responsive actuating mechanism for the shaft 282 necessarily must be of a character which will produce rotation of the shaft in proportion to the several denominations of coins handled. Although any suitable coin-singling and denomination-determining means may be employed for this purpose, reference is directed to my application Serial No. 312,012, hereinbefore not-ed, which fully discloses improved coin and token singling and denomination-determining apparatus, and counter-actuating means operated thereby, in operating relation to the counter drive shafts 292, M8 and 332. Thus for the purposes of the present exemplary disclosure, the shaft 292 may be referred to in the following description of the recorder mechanism, as well as in the claims hereunto appended, as a coin-controlled or coin-responsive operating shaft for the cash recorder unit of the device, while the shafts 3H5 and 332 may be referred to in a similar manner, as coincontrolled or coin-responsive operating shafts for the associated token recorder units of the device, It is understood, of course, that the word coin" as employed above in connection with shafts 3I6 and 332, includes metal tokens or other token elements employed as fares, in lieu of established monetary units or cash.

With respect to the transfer punch units, the unit 40i is driven from the transfer counter assembly 211, as by a drive connection which includes as shown by Fig. 3, a counter gear 382 enmeshing with a gear 383 on a stub shaft 384 journalled in a bracket 385. Also connected to shaft 384 is a bevelled pinion 386 which enmeshes with a similar bevelled pinion 381 on the upper end of a vertical shaft 388. A bevelled pinion 389 carried by the lower end of shaft 388, enmeshes with a bevelled pinion 300on a shaft element 30| joumalled in a bracket 392. A bevelled pinion 406A which in the example shown, may be formed as a unit with the pinion 390, in turn enmeshes with a bevelled drive pinion 401A of the recorder unit 40 In a similar manner the transfer punch unit 403 is driven from the transfer counter assembly 216, the elements of the drive corresponding to those of the drive from the counter 211 and being designated by the same reference numerals, but differentiated by letter sumxes.

As best appears in Figs. 3 and 10, actuation of the drive pinion 401E for the punch unit 405, is effected from and in response to return movement of a recorder control and reset hand lever 360, this same lever also being utilized as fully disclosed by my application Serial No. 312,012, noted hereinbefore, for effecting the resetting of per man counter assemblies 213-211. Accordingly, the lever operated member 362 is provided with a finger portion 408 projecting oppositely to the plate portion providing the gear-segment 363, which serves a purpose later to appear, the finger supporting a pin 408 adapted for camming-engagement with an angulate operating face 4 I on the upper end of a vertically extending lever 4| The lever is pivotally mounted at its lower end, to the fare box housing wall 32, as at H2, and is urged against a stop 4 I3 by a spring 4. A pawl 4|5 pivotally carried by the lever 4| I, is springurged into engagement with a ratchet wheel 4|6 secured upon a horizontal stub shaft M1. The shaft M1 is journalled in the housing wall 32 and in. the frame wall 368, and has secured to its inner end, a bevelled pinion 406E which enmeshes with the bevelled drive pinion 401E of the recorder unit 405. Thus, upon depression of the hand lever 360, the finger-carried pin 409 will engage the face 4|0 of lever 4| and therethrough, to pivot the lever away from its stop 4|3, as to the left in Fig. 10. As a result thereof, the pawl 4|5 will be re-engaged with one of the ratchet teeth on wheel 4|6, so that upon a release of the hand lever 360, the finger-pin 403 will be released from the lever 4| to permit the spring M4 to return the lever against its stop M3. The return movement of lever 4 results in rotation of the ratchet wheel 4| 6, as effected through the pawl M5, the arrangement being such that the Wheel is thereby rotated a distance of one tooth, or as in the present example, through one-tenth of a revolution since there are ten teeth on the ratchet. Thus the shaft 1 is driven by the wheel 4|6, will be rotated through one-tenth of a revolution, and through the shaft pinion 406E enmeshing with the drive pinion 401E of the recorder unit 405, will serve thereby, to cause a one-tenth revolution of the latter pinion.

Referring now to a description of the individual recording assemblies, since the construction of each thereof is, or may be, identical except for the number of rotatable and punch elements employed, the largest such unit, viz., 400 will be described by reference to its several parts, and the corresponding parts of each of the

units

40I, 402, 403, 404 and 405 will be similarly designated by numerals, but distinguished by different letter suffixes, the parts of unit 40| being differentiated by sufiix'A, the unit 402 by suffix B, unit 403 by suflix C, unit 404 by suflix D, and unit 405 by suffix E. All of the punching units are assembled in and may be partly or substantially enclosed by a frame structure 4|8 (Figs. 1, 2 and 6).

Proceeding now with the description of the unit 400, arranged between and journalled in the lateral walls of the frame 8, is an echelon arrangement of shafts 420, 42|, 422, 423 and 424. The shaft 420 is rotated in step-by-step manner by the gear 401 secured thereto outside of the case wall, the gear 401 being driven, as described, by gear 406 and the associated coin-responsive drive shaft 292. Each of the shafts except the last shaft of the series, carries a pinion 425 engaging in appropriate ratio a gear 426, enmeshing in turn with a gear 421 secured to the next parallel shaft in the order of the series, as clearly appears in Fig. 11. The shafts of the series are thus related decimally after the manner of the counter elements. It has been found expedient to employ pinion elements 425 which may comprise only one or two teeth, so that, as the shaft 420 rotates one revolution, the adjacent shaft 42| will be rotated one-tenth of a revolution, and so through the series of shafts of each unit.

Each of the horizontal shafts 420, 42|, etc., carries a drum 428, the drums beinguniform throughout the unit in the example disclosed (Figs. 1, 2 and 6) Axially and angular-1y spaced at even intervals about each drum 428, are a plurality of projections 429, and arranged in spaced planes transversely of the axis of each drum is a series of punches 430, the punches being laterally spaced from each other and each located so as to be engaged by only one of the projections 429. The punches, one of which is shown in perspective elevation by Fig. 5, are supported by and between spaced plate elements 41, the plates being held in spaced relation by and between the opposite, inner frame walls 432 of the frame 4|8 of the unit; Each punch is characterized by a down turned nose portion 433 which normally overlies the face of the drum in a position for engagement by the projection 429. Each punch may be urged to such initial position by a suitable return spring (not shown in the embodiment presently under description), or as preferred in the instant example, each is free to be returned to its initial position, when not held outwardly by its actuating projection 429, during and as a result of, the card punching or printing actuation of the recorder, as this will appear hereinafter. A plurality of guide pins 434 struck from the plates underlying the several horizontal series of punches (Fig. 1), serve to confine the punches to longitudinal reciprocable movement, as well as to laterally space them. Further, the reciprocable movement of each punch may be limited to the extent required for recording operation thereof, as by an upstanding pin 435 on the adjacent plate, projecting through a longitudinal slot 436 in the punch (Fig. 6). As will appear from Fig. 2, each of the drums 428 is shown as provided with ten of the cams or projections 429, each adapted to register with and engage one of a row or group of ten punches 430. Thus the unit 400, provided with five drums,

contains fifty of the punches, and each of the other units shown as embodying three of the drums, contains thirty of the punches.

As shown in Figs. 4, 6 and 8, each of the drum shafts 420, 42|, etc., at the drive end, is provided with a ratchet wheel 431 which is engaged by a spring-loaded, pivotal pawl 438. The pawl and ratchet means thus associated with the drum shafts, serve to prevent backward or return movement of the drums in the step-by-step actuation thereof, as will be now appreciated.

The housing frame wall 368 which serves to support the frame 4|8 of the recorder mechanism, is provided with apertures grouped to receive and pass the ends of the several punches 430, and to act as guides therefor. These openings ar indicated at 439. Spaced slightly outwardly of and parallel to the wall 383, are two plate or wall members 440 and I normally rela tively spaced and containing punch apertures 442, corresponding in size 'and location to those designated at 438, the arrangement being such that the punches may each bridge a given pair of openings 442 in the plates. The walls 440 and I provide a card pocket or well 443 therebetween, for the reception of a. record card as the card 444 of Fig. 9, the card well being of such a size as to position the card with its rows of numerals 445 appropriately disposed with respect to the punch apertures. The plates 440 and I are shiftably positioned within the case, as guided by plate-supporting pins 446 secured to frame wall 358, and are spring-retracted to the positions shown in Fig. 4, by coil springs 44'' engaging plate 440 and similar springs 448 engaging plate I (Figs. 3 and 6).

Actuation of the plates 440 and I with a record card 444 placed in the receiving well 443 formed thereby, toward the punch assembly to effect record-punching of the card according to the totals accumulated by the machine, is effected from the hand lever 360 and in response to the depression of the lever, as will presently appear. Secured to or formed as a part of the plate 440, and located on the portion of the plate which is centrally opposite the punch assembly, is a circular flanged member or boss 450 which is centrally apertured, as at 451, to receive and journal therein, the inner end of a shaft 452 (Fig. 12). The opposite end of shaft 452 is journalled in the housing side wall 32, and has operatively secured thereon, a pinion 453 which enmeshes with a segmental gear 454 provided on the lower end portion 455 of the hand lever actuated plate 362 (Fig. so as to be actuated thereby. Also secured to the shaft 452 is a disc element 456, which has formed near the periphery thereof, a laterally projecting camming element 451. Similarly disposed on the opposing face of the member 450, is a like camming element 458, and as appears in Fig. 12, the mating faces of the cams 451 and 458 bear a diagonal relation to the axis of the shaft 452. The operative arrangement of the mechanism above described, for connecting the hand lever 360 to the plate 440, is such that as the hand lever is depressed the gear 454 on the plate 362, will rotate the shaft 452 through the pinion 453, and thus effect a coaction of the camming surfaces on the elements 451 and 458, to displace the latter and its plate 440 inwardly toward the punch device. As a result, there is effected in sequence, displacement of plate 440 toward plate 44!, to position and somewhat compress the record card 444 therebetween, and then displacement of both plates 440 and I with the card 444 therebetween, toward the frame wall 368. In the latter step, the displacement of the card as held between the

plates

440 and 4, toward the punch assembly, will force the card against the ends of such of the punches 430 as have been actuated to card-punching positlons, and so indicating by punch marks in the imprinted legends 445 of the card 444, the desired per-man totals.

Hence it will now appear that, by the initial actuation or depression of lever 360 following the insertion of a card 444 in the card pocket, a permanent record of per-man totals is thereby effected. It is to be noted here that where the punches 430 01 unit 400, punches 403A of unit "I, etc. etc., are not retracted or biased to initial positions by springs or other positive means, as is the case in the present example under description, such thereof which are found in punch-projected positions but not held therein by the drum actuating elements 429, 429A, etc., will be returned as a result of the punching displacement of the card. and without affecting the card. This result is thought to be obvious now, and to require no further explanation.

The arrangement of the drums 420 and projections 429 thereon, is by preference such that one of the projections and an associated punch, corresponds to a zero reading in a given column. The arrangement is further such that, due to the angular spacing of the projections 429 on each drum, no more than one punch of a given row in a given unit or group, is extruded at a given time. This is due to the fact that, as a succeeding punch is actuated, the preceding projection 429 will clear its punch so that at a given time only one punch can be held in an extended or extruded position, by any given drum 420. The same arrangement obtains, of course, in each of the units ll-405.

My preference is to provide one punch in each row corresponding to a zero reading so that, in the event no coins have passed through the machine since the last reset, and a card is punched, a zero reading will be obtained as indicated by punch marks in the zero positions of the several columns of the indicia 445 on the card 444.

In order to insure that the

drums

428, 428A, 428B, etc. are each rotated to a definite position so as to cause maximum extension of the punch, and each is definitely retained in such position until moved to the next one, there is provided for each drum in connection with the drum shafts, a ratchet device (Fig. 8), consisting of a spring-loaded pawl 438 engaging a ratchet wheel 431 on the drum shaft, as heretofore described. Thus each drum is releasably retained in each of, say, ten selected positions wherein one of the punches associated therewith, is moved and held outwardly to maximum extent.

It may be noted here that, in the unit 400, the left hand drum (Fig. 1) constitutes a cents counter, the next to the right being readable in ten cent units, thence in order, dollars, ten dollars and one hundred dollar units. In each of the

recording punch units

40f, 402, 403 and 404, the three drums in order from left to right, are utilized to indicate units, tens and hundreds. With respect to the last or lowermost unit 405 of the recorder mechanism, this unit is actuated in response to the return movement of the hand lever 350, as hereinbefore indicated, so that its punch element or certain of them, will be extruded for card-punching, upon the next or succeeding depression of the hand lever to effect punching of the record card 444. This last punch unit then serves to mark or punch the card 444 in respect to certain data provided on the face of the card, apart from cash and token totals. As indicated on the card 444 (Fig. 9), the Card No. column thereof will be aligned with the punches of the unit 405, when the card is placed in position, in the recorder well 443. Thus, the arrangement of the unit 405 may be such as'to punch a card, as card number 1 in the record-card punching operation, the return movement of the lever 360 then re-setting the unit for the number of the next succeeding card so punched, as card number 2, etc. Moreover, as shown in the present example and at best appears in Fig. 1, the recorder card-punching mechanism may include additional, adjustably fixed punch elements, as the punch elements 460 arranged in four vertically spaced, horizontal series of ten punches each. These punches align with the last column of indicia on the card 444, as the numbers for indicating the Box No." of a given fare box. Thus, certain of the punches 460 according to the box number desired to be recorded on the card 444, will be pre-set in extruded positions, so that in the card punching process, the desired box number will be punched or recorded in the appropriate column of the card.

While the operators run card 444 as illustrated by Fig. 9, discloses a total of fourteen distinct columns or record indicia or numerals, only those headed by Cash; Spec. A (transfers, from recorder unit 40l); Small tokens; Spec. B. (transfers, from recorder unit 403); Large tokens; Card No., and Box No., are acted upon in the punch device of the fare box embodiment herein described. However, the columns not punched by the presently described recorder device, may be pre-punched or otherwise suitably marked, either by hand, or by a separate punching machine adapted for the purpose. It may be noted in this connection that certain of the latter columns, as those headed by "Car No.," Line No.," and Run No., may be punched in the present recorder mechanism, as by including therein, appropriate adjustably fixed punch elements therefor. Although such are not shown by the present disclosure, the additional punch assemblies may correspond to the assembly of punch elements 460 located at the bottom of the recorder mechanism (Fig. 1).

Turning now to the provision herein, for re setting the several punch assemblies, with the exception of the punch unit 405 which is con trolled from the hand lever 300 in the manner hereinbefore described, it will have appeared that, since the

recording units

400, 402, 404, 401 and 403 are actuated by connections operating through unit ratio, as driven respectively, from the associated coinand token-responsive shafts 292, 3l6 and 332, and the transfer counteractuated shafts 388 and 300A, a suitable inder pendent drive may be provided for each unit, to effect resetting thereof to zero recording position. Accordingly, it is proposed to employ the single manual operation of resetting the per-man counters by actuation of the hand lever 350, as such counter resetting function of the hand lever 360 is fully disclosed in the application Serial No. 312,012, hereinbefore noted, to .also reset and clear the recording units 400-404.

The recorder resetting mechanism which best appears in Figs. 2. 6 and '7, will be described in detail, in connection with the larger or cash recorder unit 400 only, since the resettingmechanisms for the other units 40|-404, are but duplicates thereof. However, the corresponding reset elements of the latter devices will bear similar numerals but distinguished by different letter suffixes, after the manner of the descriptive designations of the principal parts of the several punch units hereinbefore described. Referring to the punch unit 400, each of the drum shaft 420424 supports on the end thereof opposite its drive end, a unidirectional or ratchet type clutch device 410, one element of which is secured to the shaft end, while the mating element is free on the shaft, and is urged into engagement with the first by a coiled spring 411. Each of the clutch elements which are free on the drum shafts, carries or has formed as a part thereof, a pinion 412. All of the pinions are rotatable in unison and in the same direction, through interconnecting gears 413, the arrangement being such that the pinion 412 on drum shaft 420 enmeshes with one of the gears 413, the latter in turn, enmeshing with the next adjacent pinion 412 on drum shaft 42l the latter pinion enmeshes with another of the gears 413 which in turn, enmeshes the next pinion on drum shaft 422, and so on to the last pinion 412 on drum shaft 424. The arrangement and operation of the several unidirectional clutches are such that during rotation of the drum shafts in the recording cycle of the recorder mechanism, the clutch pinions will not be rotated, but will be axially displaced against the loading of the clutch springs Hi, to release the clutch. When, however, the several clutch pinions are driven from the resetting drive as will presently appear, and are thereby rotated in the same direction of rotation to which the drum shafts are subject, as driven from the trip counters, the clutches will become engaged to drive the drum shafts, to the end of resetting and clearing the punch actuating drum assemblies.

The recorder resetting drive to the clutch pinion 412 and gears 413, is effected in the present example, from the operating shaft 313 (Fig. 2), which is actuated in response to the return movement of the hand lever 360 as fully set forth in my application Serial No. 312,012, referred to hereinbefore. For the purpose of the present example, the operating connection between the hand lever 360 and the shaft 313, as such appears in Figs. 2, 6 and 10, may be here briefly described I as comprising the gear segment 383 on the lever actuated plate 382, pinion 364 in engagement with the gear segment, unidirectional drive clutch 3B9, shaft 361, bevel gear 31! and bevel gear 312 enmeshing therewith and secured to shaft 313'. The operative arrangement of the clutch 369 in the drive between the hand lever actuated gear segment and shaft 313, is such that as the hand lever 360 is depressed, the clutch will "ride free, so that no rotation of the reset shaft 313 will take place, but upon the return movement of the hand lever, the clutch will engage to cause rotation of the shaft 313.. In the present example, the resetting drive may be effected from shaft 313 to one of the gears 413, or as presently preferred, to one of the clutch pinions 412, as the pinion 412 associated with the recorder drum shaft 42l (Figs. 2 and 6). As appears in the figures referred to, the end 414 of shaft 42l, operatively supporting one element of the clutch 410 associated therewith, terminates inwardly of the adjacent end wall 415 of frame 4l8. Axially aligned with such shaft end and normally abutting the same, is a stub shaft 416 which is rotatively and slidably journalled in the wall 415. Secured to the inner end of the stub shaft, are the pinion 412 and mating element of clutch Hi, the pinion and clutch element projecting forwardly of the stub shaft and freely journalling on the drum shaft end 414. The opposite end of the stub shaft is projected outwardly beyond the frame wall 415, to receive an elongated 'nub 411 of a bevelled gear 418, the latter as shown (Fig. 2), enmeshing with a similar bevelled gear 419 secured to shaft 313. The gear hub 411 is slotted in the axial direction, as at 400, and receives printing end face thereof.

therein a pin 48! secured to and projecting transversely of the stub shaft, the pin and slot connection thus serving to operatively connect the stub shaft and gear 410 for conjoint rotation, and to permit axial displacement of the stub shaft relative to the gear 418. The latter provision enables resetting drive disconnection at the clutch "I, during counter actuation of the recorder, as will now readily appear. Accordingly, it will be now appreciated that the recorder reset connections are such that, upon return or reset movement of the hand lever I", the punch units will be restored to a position wherein the zero punches are held extended. Thus a card may be punched at the beginning of a trip or run to indicate a cleared machine.

The operation of the punching units has been described in connection with the description of elements thereof, and is necessarily thought to be fully apparent. Essentially these units will follow the corresponding counters in operation so as to provide by inserting and punching a card, a permanent record of the data visibly ascertainable at any time from the per-man cash and token counters 2", 214 and 215. and from the transfer counters 216 and 211. It will further appear that the counters proper may be omitted in case their use is not necessary, and that the recording mechanism, including the punching units and the drive elements thereof may be utilized entirely independently of the counters, as a complete and operative agency.

The recorder mechanism as described hereinabove, is adapted for producing a record of the totals accumulated by the machine, by a card punching process, employing for this purpose punch elements 430 of the form best appearing in Figs. 1, 5 and 12. As before indicated and as will now appear. the recorder may be adapted readily and easily, for the production of a printed record of the totals upon a suitable record card provided therefor. The only changes necessary in the recorder mechanism as described for card-punching operation. reside in the adaptation of the several punch elements 430, 430A, etc., for card-printing, and in the provision of an inked printing ribbon or tape and actuating mechanism therefor. In all other respects, the recorder mechanism and the apparatus for presenting a record card to the record producing punches thereof, may be substantially the same in each case. Accordingly, the corresponding but unchanged elements of the recorder as adapted for a card-printing function, will bear the same reference numerals applied to the card-punching recorder.

The recorder as modified in the above respects, is illustrated by Fig. 13, wherein all of the cardpunching elements 430, 430A, etc., of the several units 400, 400A, etc, are now replaced by similar elements 500. 500A, etc.. each of which has formed on its card-engaging end a suitable, raised printing indicia or numeral. One of these elements or printing dies is illustrated in perspective, by Fig. 14, and bears the numeral 2" on the The card-well forming plates 5M and 552 corresponding to the plates 0 and I as described for the punching recorder, diii'er therefrom only in that the plate SM is imperforate. to provide an unbroken back or printing platen for a record card, while the plate 502 is changed in respect to the corresponding plate I only as to the provision of a ribbon or tape receiving slot 502A in its upper end.

Secured to and projecting inwardly from the upper end of the frame wall 368, is a bracket 503 upon which is rotatively mounted in a readily removable manner, a spool I04 supporting a roll of printing ribbon or tape "5. The spool is-retarded or braked" in its rotation. by a suitable leafspring element 505 in engagement with a peripheral portion of the latter. The printing tape is extended upwardly from the spool-roll, through a slot 501 provided therefor in frame wall Ill. through the slot 502A in card plate 502, and thence downwardly between the plates SUI-I02 and over the inner face of the latter. The lower end of the tape is then carried over a suitable guide roller 50! and through a slot 509 in wall 358, to a tape-receiving or wind-up spool Ill rotatably supported by a bracket 5| I. In order to present a clean section of the tape for each cardprinting operation of the recorder, the wind-up spool 5M may be driven from the recorder mechanism in a manner such that the tape will be displaced upon the actuation of the recorder to setup the printing elements thereof. For this purpose, there is operatively secured to the lower spool 5H1, a gear element 5I2 which enmeshes with an intermediate or idler gear Eli. the latter in turn enmeshing with a drive gear 5 on say. the drum drive shaft 420E of the lower plunger unit 405. Thus the wind-up spool is driven from the recorder unit 405, to effect the desired displacement of the printing tape 505 for the purpose indicated.

The card-printing operation of the printing recorder is believed to be now fully apparent, so that no detailed description thereof is needed. except to point out that the record-card when inserted in the recorder well, will be behind the tape, such that when the card is urged against the extruded printing elements or dies, the latter will bear against the tape to imprint the legends o1 numerals of the dies upon the card.

A further modification may be made in the card-punching recorder mechanism hereinbefore described, in respect to additional printing mechanism for collecting and printing the total accumulated on the recorder, say at the top of the respective card-columns punched by the recorder punches. The modified structure to accomplish the above purpose, is shown by Figs. 15 through 18, and as before, the elements of the recorder disclosed therein, which remain unaltered over the corresponding elements of the recorder as heretofore described, are designated by the same reference characters applied to the latter. Moreover, the present description will be confined to the large unit 400, since the printing arrangements for the other units MIL-404 are similar.

Each of the drum shafts 420, 42!. 422 and 423 (the shaft 424, its drum and coacting punch assembly being omitted in the present example) is provided on the end thereof to which the recorder resetting drive is connected. with a bevelled pinion 520. A similar bevelled pinion 52! enmeshes with the pinion 520, and associated in driven relation with pinion 52!, as through intermediate or idler gears 523, is a gear 524 connected to a numeral-bearing disc or drum 525. The drum 525 which bears raised numerals from 0 to 9 equally spaced about its periphery, is located at the cardpunching end of the recorder and projects forwardly therein, through an aperture provided therefor in the frame wall 358. As appears in Fig. 15, there are four such numeral discs, arranged in vertically spaced, horizontal superposed relation, one thereof for each of the drum shafts 420-423.

Card locating plates

526 and 521 supported and actuated in the same manner as the corresponding plates lll heretofore described, are modified over the latter. in that the inner plate 521 along one vertical end thereof, is apertured, as at 528, to receive therethrough, the numeral discs above described. The outer plate 526 is provided with blocks or pads 529 of rubber or other resilient material, in register with the plate apertures 528. These elements 529 serve as a soft backing for the portions of the record card to be printed by the numeral discs, as will readily appear. A printing ribbon or tape 5301s included in the printing assembly, arranged so as to lie between the numeral discs and the card to be printed thereby, in the printing process. The printing ribbon here employed, may be mounted and actuated substantially as described for the printing ribbon 505 of the printing-recorder illustrated by Fig. 13.

The arrangement of the totals printing mechanism as now described, is such that the totals accumulated by the recorder, will be set up on the numeral discs in a manner readily apparent. Thus in the card-punching and printing process, the totals will be printed on the card in spaces provided therefor, at the head of the several columns, as appears at 531 on the record-face of the card shown by Fig. 19.

A further modification appears in the recorder embodiment under present discussion, in respect to the card-punching elements 430, 430A, etc., of the several recorder units MIL-405. These elements as here shown, are modified to provide round card-punching ends 532, which in the cardpunching operation, are received in correspondingly round apertures 533 in the card-locating plates 52B and 521. Also, the several punches are biased or urged to retracted or initial positions, by ieturn springs 534, a provision which may be included, if desired, in the punch assemblies 430, 430A, etc., of the principal embodiment of the recorder heretofore described.

It is to be noted here in connection with the printing discs 525, 525A, etc., as driven from the drum shafts of the recorder units 400, 40L etc., that the operation of resetting and clearing the recorder mechanism, will serve at the same time, to reset the printing discs to zero reading, as will now be obvious.

While the invention has been described my making specific reference to presently selected embodiments thereof, the detail of the description is to be understood solely in an illustrative and not in a limiting sense, since numerous changes may be made in the parts and the combinations of elements embodied in the structure, without departing from the spirit of the invention and the full intended scope of the claims hereunto appended.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a recording device of the character described, a rotary drum movable from an initial position, a plurality of projections on said drum, a plurality of punches or alternately printing elements arranged for actuation from initial positions into recording positions by said projections, drive means for said drum, means for deriving a record from said punches or alternately printing elements in recording positions, actuating means for said record deriving means, and means controlled by said actuating means and operable independently of said drive means for returning the drum to said initial position.

In a recording device of the character described, a rotary drum movable from an initial position, a plurality of projections on said drum,

a plurality of punch or alternately printing elements arranged adjacent said drum for actuation from initial positions into recording positions by said projections, the projections being angularly and axially spaced from each other so that each thereof actuates one of said elements, drive means for said drum, means for deriving a record from said elements in recording positions, actuating means for said record deriving means, and means actuated from said actuating means during a portion of its operation and operable independently of said drive means, for returning the drum to said initial position.

3. A recording device of the character described including a rotary member movable from an initial position, a plurality of projections on said member, a plurality of punch or alternately printing elements arranged for actuation into recording positions by the projections, drive means for the rotary member, means for deriving a record from said elements in recording positions, including a holder for a record sheet and camming means for effecting movement of said holder and record sheet therein toward said elements, operating means independent of said drive means for actuating said camming means, and means in cluding a unidirectional clutch device, arranged between said operating means and said rotary member, and operable by said operating means during a portion of its operation, for returning said rotary member to its initial position.

4. In a recording device of the character described, a rotary member movable from an initial position, a plurality of projections on said member, a plura ity of punch or alternately printing elements arranged adjacent said member for actuation into extended positions by the projections, the projections being so spaced in relation to said elements that each thereof engages one element and being spaced to actuate the elements individually, drive means for said rotary member, a ratchet device associated with said member for releasably retaining the member in a position wherein one of said elements is held by its associated projection in extended position, means for deriving a record from said elements in recording positions, operating means independent of said drive means for actuating said record deriving means, and means actuated from said operating means during a portion of its operation, for returning said member to its initial position.

5. In a recording device of the character described, a plurality of punches arranged in superposed rows, a plurality of drums one for each of said punch rows and each drum being rotatable from an initial position, projections on each drum, angularly and axially spaced from each other so that each projection is positioned for engagement with one of said punches in a given row, whereby said punches are extended one at, a time upon rotation of the associated drum, means connecting one drum to be driven in a given ratio by the next preceding drum constituting a driving element therefor, drive means for determining the extent of actuation of the driving element, means for deriving a record of the positions of said punches, actuating meansindependent of said drive means for operating said record deriving means, and means operated from said actuating means for returning said drums to their initial positions.

6. In a recording devic of the character described, a plurality of punches arranged in super imposed rows, a plurality of drums one for each of said punch rows and each rotatable from an initial position, said drums being spaced with their axes one above another and laterally spaced from each other, a plurality of punch-actuating projections on each drum, angularly and axially spaced from each other so that each projection is operatively associated with one punch of a given row and such that the punches are actuated one at a time thereby upon rotation of the associated drum, means operatively connecting said drums to drive one drum in a given ratio by the next preceding drum constituting a driving element therefor, drive means for determining the extent of actuation of the driving element, means for deriving a record of the positions of said punches, actuating means independent of said drive means {or operating said record deriving means and means including a unidirectional clutch connecting said actuating means to said drums, operable by said actuating means during a portion 01' its operation, for restoring said drums to their initial positions.

7. In combination with a recording device 01 the character described, providing a plurality of punches and means for selectively actuating said punches into recording positions, means for deriving a record of the positions or said punches, comprising a pair of movable plates spaced to receive a record sheet therebetween, at least one of said plates being apertured to, receive the ends of said punches, camming means operable initially to move one of said plates toward the other, and thence to move both plates toward said punches. and actuating means for said camming means.

8. In combination with a recording device of the character described, providing a plurality of punches and means movable from an initial position, for selectively actuating said punches into recording positions, means for deriving a record of the positions of said punches, comprising a pair of movable plates spaced to receive a record sheet therebetween, at least one of said plates being apertured to receive the ends of said punches, camming means operable initially to move one of said plates toward the other, and thence to move both plates toward said punches, actuating means for said camming means, and mechanism operable by said actuating means, adapted for returning said punch actuating means to its initial position.

9. The combination with a recording device of the character described, providing a plurality of printing elements and means for selectively actuating said elements into printing positions, of means for deriving a printed record from said elements, a pair or movable plates spaced to receive a record sheet therebetween, one 01' said plates being apertured to receive the printing ends of said printing elements, camming means operable initially, to move one of said plates relative to the other. and thence to move both plates toward said elements, and a printing ribbon extending between said plates. in a position to overlie the printing field of the record sheet.

10. In combination with a recording device oi the character described, providing a plurality of printing elements and means movable from an initial position, for selectively actuating said elements into printing positions, means for deriving a printed record from said plungers, comprising a pair of movable plates spaced to receive a record sheet therebetween, one of said plates being apertured to receive the printing ends or said elements, camming means operable initially, to move one of said plates relative to the other, and

thence to move both plates toward said elements, an actuating device for said camming means, a printing ribbon extending between said plates, in a position to overlie the printing field oi the record sheet, means for advancing said printing ribbon, and mechanism operable for returning said printing element actuating means to initial position, said ribbon advancing means and said return'mechanism being operated from said actuating device.

11. In a recording device of the character described, a rotary drum movable from an initial position, a plurality of projections on said drum, a plurality of plungers arranged for actuation into recording positions by said projections, means for operating said drum, 9, totals accumulator mechanism including record producing elements operable from an initial position, responsively to rotary movement of the drum, means for deriving a record of the positions of said plungers and a record from said elements of the accumulator mechanism, actuating means for said record deriving means, and means operated by said actuating means, for returning said drum and the record producing elements of said accumulator mechanism to their initial positions.

12. In a recording device of the character described, a rotary member movable from an initial position, a plurality of projections on said member, a plurality of punch or alternately printing elements selectively operable from initial positions into recording positions by said projections, a support common to said elements and formed to provide guides therefor, means on said support and cooperating with each or said elements to limit the movement thereof, drive means for said rotary member, and means operable independently of said drive means, for returning said memher to its initial position.

13. The combination with a recording device of the character described, providing a plurality of punch or alternately printing elements and means for selectively actuating said elements into recording positions, of means for deriving a record of the positions of said elements, comprising a pair of movable plates at least one thereof being apertured to receive the ends of said elements, yieldable means normally positioning said plates in spaced relation for the reception of a record sheet therebetween, camming means operable initially to move one of said plates toward the other, and thence to move both plates toward said elements, and actuating means for said camming means.

14. In a recorder of the character described, a rotatable member, drive means for said member, a plurality of record producing elements movable into recording positions in substantially a common plane, means actuated by said member for moving said elements into recording positions, record deriving means including a pair of movable plates arranged substantially parallel to said plane and spaced to receive a record sheet therebetween, camming means operable initially to move one of said plates toward the other, and then to move both plates and the record sheet therebetween toward said plane. where o e1- i'ect a record on said record sheet from the record producing elements in recording positions in said common plane, and operating means independent of said drive means for actuating said camming means.

15. In a recorder of the character described, a rotatable member, drive means for said member, a plurality of record producing elements movable into recording positions, means actuated by said member for moving said elements into recording positions, record deriving means comprising a pair of movable plates, supporting means 4 for said plates including resilient elements nor mally positioning said plates in relatively spaced relation for receiving a record sheet therebetween, camming means operable initially to move one of said plates toward the other to clamp the record sheet therebetwc-en, and thence to move both plates and the record sheet toward said record producing elements, whereby to effect a record on said sheet from the record producing elements in recording positions, and operating means independent of said drive mean for actuating said camming means.

16. In a recorder of the character described, a shaft rotatable froman initial position, drive means for said shaft, a plurality of record producing elements, means operated responsively to rotation of said shaft for actuating said record producing elements into recording positions, record deriving means comprising a pair of movable plates spaced to receive a record sheet therebetween, camming means operable initially to move one of said plates toward the other, and thence to move both plates and the record sheet therebetween toward said record producing elements,

whereby to derive a record on said record sheet from the record producing elements actuated into recording positions, operating means for said camming means, and means actuated by said operating means for effecting return of said rotatable shaft to its initial position.

17. In a recorder of the character described, a shaft rotatable from an initial position, drive means for said shaft, a plurality of record producing elements, means operated responsively to rotation of said shaft for actuating said elements into recording positions, record deriving means comprising a pair of movable plates spaced to receive a record sheet therebetween, camming means operable initially to move one of said plates toward the other and thence to move both plates and the record sheet therebetween toward said record producing elements, whereby to derive a record on said sheet from the elements actuated into recording positiorfi, actuating means movable from an initial position for actuating said camming means to effect said movements of said plates, and means operated by said actuating means upon return movement thereof to its initial position, for eifecting return of said rotatable shaft to its initial position.

18. In a recorder of the character described, a plurality of shafts each rotatable from an initial position, differential drive means interconnecting said shafts to effect rotation of one shaftin a given ratio by the next preceding shaft, means for determining the extent of differential actuation of said shafts, a plurality of record producing elements, means operated responsively to rotation of said shafts for actuating said record producing elements into recording positions, record deriving mean comprising a pair of movable plates-spaced to receive a record sheet therebetween, camming means operable initially to move one plate toward the other, and thence to move both plates and the record sheet therebetween toward said record producing elements, whereby to derive a record on said sheet from the record producing elements actuated into recording positions, operating means for said camming means, and means actuated by said operating means for eifecting return of said shafts each to its initial position. v

. 19. In a recording device of the character described, a rotary drum movable from an initial position, a plurality of projections on said drum,

a plurality of punches arranged for actuation into recording positions by said projections, drive means for said drum,.a totals accumulator mechanism including record producing elements operable from an initial position by rotary movement of said drum, means for deriving a record on a single record sheet, from said punches in recording positions and from said elements of the accumulator mechanism, actuating means independent of said drive means for operating said record deriving means, and means operated by said actuating means for returning said drum and the record producing elements of said accumulator mechanism to their initial positions.

FOUNI F. DAUGHERTY.